The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 26, 2163
Waning Crescent
42.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 AM
12:03 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.4%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2970
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 244.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 04m / -18.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.82° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.34° / -4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.73° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.